ABSTRACT
This chapter concerns the position as between the three parties concerned, namely the consignor, the carrier and the consignee, in the period during which the goods are being carried and then on the arrival of the goods. The right of disposal is not unfettered, but is qualified in various respects by CMR. Firstly, there is the procedural requirement for production of the first copy of the consignment note endorsed with the amended instructions. The object of Articles 12 and 13 of CMR Convention is to establish who at any particular time has the right to dispose of the goods comprised in a particular contract for the international carriage of goods by road. Article 13 only expressly confers a right of action on the consignee in cases where the goods have been lost or delayed, no mention being made of the position in relation to damage.
